fossorial

1. 1.

   (of limbs and feet) adapted for digging

   Antonymscursorial

Questions about fossorial

What does fossorial mean?

fossorial means "(of limbs and feet) adapted for digging".

How many syllables are in fossorial?

fossorial has 4 syllables: fos-so-ri-al. The stress falls on "ri".

What is the opposite of fossorial?

The recorded antonyms are cursorial.

Is fossorial a common word?

fossorial is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.